by vdelitz on 10/10/24, 6:38 AM with 0 comments
With the latest Safari / iOS / macOS, a new WebAuthn feature "Client Capabilities" was introduced that allows, among others, for conditional creation of passkeys.
For users (right now only Apple Passwords users - more password managers to follow), this features creates a passkey automatically in the background when a user signs in with username + password autofill. In subsequent logins, the passkey autofill is favored / promoted.
So far, there's not many websites that let you experience this feature, so I added a simple one to https://passkeys.eu/automatic-passkey-upgrade
First data shows that this is a massive driver for passkey adoption growth. Once rolled out on more websites, I think this can be the tipping point for mass adoption of passkeys. What do you think?